The runic alphabet eventually evolved to reflect the transition from the Proto-Norse language to Old Norse in the 8th century, and it was used up until the 14th century, when Christianity — and by ...

"The development of runic writing and the practice of inscribing runes on stone are difficult to trace," study co-author Kristel Zilmer, a professor of runology at the University of Oslo ...

Along with the details found within Norwegian stave churches, rune stones provide some of the best evidence we have of the slow transition from belief in the old Norse Gods to the ‘new ...

In fact, the Vikings left behind a great number of documents in stone ... with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left). Scholars believe that early peoples used the runes originally ...

Rabbits are yet another moon animal when it comes too Norse mythology. They are associated with the rune Onn and remind ...

J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendary works set within the realm of Middle Earth were heavily inspired by Norse mythology ... dwarves was based on the Old Norse runes. Meanwhile, Tolkien’s common ...